Vacancy is certainly effective at delivering some suspenseful moments, and a healthy dose of intrigue, but, with the exception of a credibly distraught performance delivered by Beckinsale, the rest is the domain of schlocky B - movies. (qwipster.net)
Obviously, there must be a market for somewhat knowingly schlocky B - movies such as this, but it's not one I can understand or support. (dvdizzy.com)
And it's a tour de force in doing so, because sometimes it does it for schlocky horror, others for sadness, others for humor, others for modeling suicidal depression. (gamasutra.com)